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Converting from AVI to FLV Format

Among the various reasons there can be as to why you might want to convert your AVI file to an FLV format, the most common reason why most people try for this is because they might be planning on starting their own website online with streaming videos. You must know that you should not start such a website and share videos online unless they are of the Flash FLV file format; it saves a lot of memory space as the files are compressed when they are in FLV file format and are also easier to share; the most popular websites that stream videos online such as Reuters.com and YouTube all use only FLV video Files.

However do not worry about the conversion either; if all your media files that you wish to share online are in AVI file format it will take you hardly any time to convert them to the FLV file format and then share them online. However for this you would have to download to your computer one of the many AVI to FLV converters that are available online. Many of these are available for free; usually these are the trial versions for a limited period and expire after sometime. You can always begin your conversions with such a free encoder and later on purchase the package if the system suits you.

After you have downloaded the AVI to FLV conversion software on your computer, the rest of the process of conversion is very simple. All you have to do is create a back-up of the AVI files that you wish to convert on your hard drive. You can even do this by simply copying and pasting them to your hard drive, no complicated ritual involved. After you have done this you have to open the conversion software and load all the AVI files that you want to convert, usually there is some command such as an "Add" to do this. After you have added all the AVI files that you are going to convert, select the output the file format as FLV so that the conversion takes place following the right command. After you have done this, all that is left to do is select the destination of storage for the FLV converted files on your computer; you can do this simply by browsing through the various hard drive options. Now there should be nothing left to do except to start the conversion.

The entire process will take as much time depending on the number of AVI files that you are converting. You can be rest assured that the process is hassle free and after you have tried it out; you can buy the conversion software itself.

 
How to convert an AVI file to MP4, for Mac?

MP4 File formats for media files has become quite popular today as more and more people are beginning to buy the various kinds of MP4 Players. These Players, whether they are iPods or iPhone or other kinds of MP4 Players support no other media file types except MP4 and thus conversion of other media file types to MP4 becomes an absolute must. MP4 Players makes our world of entertainment completely mobile as we can carry not only our music and videos but also full length movies along with us anywhere we go. So if you have bought an iPhone or an iPod recently you would know that converting your AVI or other media files to MP4 would be necessary for you to enjoy the MP4 features of the device.

In any case you need not worry about the conversion process from AVI file format to MP4 as the system is very simple as long as you have the right software for it installed on your computer. To convert any AVI file to an MP4 file format, you would require the video converter for Mac. These are available in large numbers online if you search for them. Such video converters for Mac are basically nothing else but computer programs that several sites will offer you for a price; however there are many that will offer you similar softwares for free as well and usually these are limited programs or trial packs that would expire after a certain point of time. You can however always use one of these trial packs and check whether the video Mac converter suits you and you can later purchase the entire package from the site.

After you have the converter installed on your computer, the conversion of the AVI file to MP4 after this is very simple. All you have to do is start the video converter selecting Mac as the mode. After you have done this you have select the AVI files that you wish to convert to MP4, for this there is usually an option such as Add given there with which you can browse through all the files on your computer. After you have done this, you only have to select the destination where you want the MP4 files to be stored on your computer. Then you just have to give the command of starting the conversion to the software and the conversion takes place on its own after that.

The conversion therefore is that simple and after the conversion you can simply transfer all the converted media files to your MP4 player and enjoy all the music and the movies on the go after that.

 


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